{"id":3953,"date":"2012-06-13T12:58:11","date_gmt":"2012-06-13T12:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=3953"},"modified":"2012-06-07T18:58:51","modified_gmt":"2012-06-07T18:58:51","slug":"the-genitive-case-showing-possession-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/the-genitive-case-showing-possession-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Genitive Case: Showing Possession, part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

In my last post I gave you some sentences to practice your new acquired knowledge about the German genitive case. So, before I start a new discussion, here is the key.<\/p>\n

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1.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
A:<\/strong><\/td>\nWessen Handy ist das? (Whose cellphone is that?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B:<\/strong><\/td>\n(Doreen) Das ist Doreens Handy. (That is Doreen\u2019s cellphone.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
A:<\/strong><\/td>\nWessen Tasse ist das? (Whose cup is that?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B:<\/strong><\/td>\n(Rocco) Das ist Roccos Tasse. (That is Rocco\u2019s cup.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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3.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
A:<\/strong><\/td>\nWessen Schuhe sind das? (Whose shoes are these?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B:<\/strong><\/td>\n(Marco) Das sind Marcos Schuhe. (That are Marco\u2019s shoes.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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4.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
A:<\/strong><\/td>\nWessen Handschrift ist das? (Whose handwriting is this?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B:<\/strong><\/td>\n(Silvana) Das ist Silvanas Handschrift. (That is Silvana\u2019s handwriting.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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5.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
A:<\/strong><\/td>\nWessen Hosen sind das? (Whose pants are these?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B:<\/strong><\/td>\n(Christopher) Das sind Christophers Hosen. (That are Christopher\u2019s pants.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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6.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
A:<\/strong><\/td>\nWessen Jacke ist das? (Whose jacket is that?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B:<\/strong><\/td>\n(Steffen) Das ist Steffens Jacke. (That is Steffen\u2019s jacket.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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7.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
A:<\/strong><\/td>\nWessen Kleider sind das? (Whose clothes are these?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B:<\/strong><\/td>\n(Clara) Das sind Claras Kleider. (That are Clara\u2019s clothes.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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8.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
A:<\/strong><\/td>\nWessen Kinder sind das? (Whose children are these?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B:<\/strong><\/td>\n(Petra) Das sind Petras Kinder. (That are Petra\u2019s children.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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9.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
A:<\/strong><\/td>\nWessen Uhr ist das? (Whose watch is that?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B:<\/strong><\/td>\n(Franziska) Das ist Franziskas Uhr. (That is Franziska\u2019s watch.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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10.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
A:<\/strong><\/td>\nWessen Schl\u00fcssel sind das? (Whose keys are these?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B:<\/strong><\/td>\n(Susanne) Das sind Susannes Schl\u00fcssel. (That are Susanne\u2019s keys.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Now let\u2019s go one step further. Since the genitive case shows possession or dependence, you have to decline the noun and its markers correctly. Noun markers are, for example, articles \u2013 definite ones (either der<\/em><\/strong> or des <\/em><\/strong>= \u2018of the\u2019) as well as indefinite ones (either einer<\/em><\/strong> or eines <\/em><\/strong>= \u2018of a\/an\u2019). In other words, all articles you need to know for the genitive case are these four: der<\/em>, des<\/em>, einer<\/em>, and eines<\/em>. Other forms of articles are not relevant in the genitive case.<\/p>\n

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The articles for the genitive case<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nMasculine<\/strong><\/td>\nFeminine<\/strong><\/td>\nNeuter<\/strong><\/td>\nPlural<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
definite<\/td>\ndes<\/span><\/td>\nder<\/span><\/td>\ndes<\/span><\/td>\nder<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
indefinite<\/td>\neines<\/span><\/td>\neiner<\/span><\/td>\neines<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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So when you want to use the correct genitive article you need to know whether a noun is masculine (der), feminine (die) or neuter (das) in nominative case. After you have clarified that, you only have to choose between two possible genitive definite articles, namely: der<\/em> or des<\/em>. Des<\/em> is the genitive article for all masculine and neuter nouns, and der<\/em> is the genitive article for all feminine nouns or all plural nouns, that is, when you talk about more than one thing or person the grammatical gender of a noun does not play any role because all plural nouns in the genitive case take the article der<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In case, you need an indefinite article for your statement you need to choose between eines<\/em> and einer<\/em>. Eines<\/em> is the genitive indefinite articles for all masculine and neuter nouns and einer<\/em> ist the genitive indefinite article for all feminine nouns. Since einer<\/em> and eines<\/em> mean \u2018a\u2019 or \u2018an\u2019, there is \u2013 understandably \u2013 no plural form of that.<\/p>\n

In further posts we will see that the endings of noun markers (e.g. articles) are always the same when it comes to case ending, thus, have a closer look at these endings. As you can see, in the table, the word stem is always the same: d-<\/em> and ein-<\/em>. In order to declines them correctly you simply have to add the case ending \u2013es<\/em> or \u2013er<\/em> to it.<\/p>\n

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Example Sentences<\/strong><\/p>\n

The order of objects closely corresponds to the English possessive construction: \u201cX of the Y\u201d, that is \u201cder\u201d or \u201cdes\u201d do simply mean \u201cof the\u201d and \u201ceines\u201d or \u201ceines\u201d do simply mean \u201cof a\/an\u201d. In German you identify the object first and then specify its owner.<\/p>\n

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German<\/strong><\/td>\nPronunciation<\/strong><\/td>\nEnglish<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Das ist der Sohn des Mannes.<\/td>\ndAs ist deyR zohn des mA-nuhs.<\/td>\nThat is the son of the man.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Das ist der Ehemann der Frau.<\/td>\ndAs ist deyR ey-huh-mAn deR fRou<\/td>\nThat is the husband of the woman.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Das ist die Mutter des Kindes.<\/td>\ndAs ist dee moo-tuhR des kin-duhs<\/td>\nThat is the mother of the child.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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In my last post I gave you some sentences to practice your new acquired knowledge about the German genitive case. So, before I start a new discussion, here is the key.   1. A: Wessen Handy ist das? (Whose cellphone is that?) B: (Doreen) Das ist Doreens Handy. (That is Doreen\u2019s cellphone.)   2. A…<\/p>\n

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